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Raikkonen move means 'Sauber is now Ferrari' - Ecclestone

Oct.21 Bernie Ecclestone has applauded Kimi Raikkonen's move to Sauber. Raikkonen, 39, surprised the F1 world by signing up with the small Swiss team for the next two seasons after being dropped for 2019. Asked if it's a smart move, former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone answered: "Absolutely. "I think a lot of Kimi," he told the Swiss business newspaper Handelszeitung. "He will do the Sauber team a lot of good. "I've always regretted that top engineers from Mercedes or Ferrari hardly ever go to Sauber, although their infrastructure is great. It's obviously very difficult to get people from Italy or England to go to Switzerland." But he says the new Raikkonen...
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